AKAI PROFESSIONAL MPC Key 37 B-stock
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Standalone MPC Production Keyboard
The MPC Key 37 is a standalone keyboard workstation with everything you need to produce music right out of the box. The iconic MPC product series has been at the heart of countless beatmakers' and producers' studios for more than three decades and has evolved into a production platform that combines sampling, sequencing and synthesis in a lightning-fast workflow that keeps you focussed on the music. MPC Key 37 combines the familiar 16-pad grid with a synth-action 37-note keyboard, along with legendary MPC sounds and instruments and all the necessary connections to integrate with external accessories and computers.
- Aftertouch: yes
- Color/ Finish: Red
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 582 x 103 x 313 mm
- Display: 7" Touchscreen
- Effects: over 100 onboard high quality Studio efects
- Keyboard: Velocity sensitive, aftertouch
- Keys: 37
- Memory: internal, 32 GB (over 22 GB available as user memory)
- Other in/outputs: 1x Headphones (3.5 mm Stereo Jack ), 2x Line IN (6.3 mm Jack), 2x Line OUT (6.3 mm Jack)
- Pedal/Controller Connection: 1x sustain Pedal, 1x Footswitch, 1x Expression, 4x CV/Gate (3.5 mm Jack)
- Playing Aids: Pitch Wheel, Modulation Wheel, 16 velocity-sensitive Sample Pads with colored LED illumination
- Power supply: External Power Adapter 12 V 3.0 A included
- Sampling: yes
- Subcategory: Work Station
- USB / MIDI: MIDI (In/Out), USB to Device, USB to Host
- Wave ROM: over 10 GB of sounds and instruments from Akai's world-class MPC plug-ins and Xpansion library
- Weight: 4 kg
- 4x Controllers 360° touch-sensitive Q-Link Controllers for parameter adjustment
- Integrated WLAN/Bluetooth allows wireless synchronization with Ableton Link, wireless MIDI on supported iOS devices and updates for the MPC OS
- Standalone Music Production Center
- sound generation: Sample-based 24-bit
Who hasn't heard of the legendary MPCs? Powerful production machines as all-in-one solutions. No annoying PC needed anymore! Session offers a comprehensive range of AKAI PROFESSIONAL products online and in our stores. Buy directly in the webshop or try them extensively and get advice on site at the shop. If you choose a product from AKAI PROFESSIONAL, we're here for you before, during and after the purchase.
AKAI PROFESSIONAL
The music division of AKAI PROFESSIONAL became known for its S/Z series samplers. Some will recognise the rack samplers S612, S900 through to S6000, Z4 and Z8. More decisive and influential for generations, however, were the models of the MPC series – originally called the MIDI Production Center.
MPC – the birth of a legend
Today MPC stands for Music Production Center. The concept of these workstations has endured: an instrument that combines sampling with a sequencer. American designer Roger Linn developed the MPC-60 with AKAI PROFESSIONAL. The model was released on 8 December 1988 and cost $5,000. Further developments followed with the MPC-60 MKII and the MPC-3000 in 1994. Producers and DJs swore by the unmistakable sound and the unique MPC groove. The units became mythical. Roger Linn ended his collaboration with AKAI PROFESSIONAL. In 1997 the MPC-2000 (XL) hit the market, followed by the MPC-1000, the 2500 and the flagship MPC-4000. To provide a similar workflow for computer-based music production, AKAI PROFESSIONAL expanded their product range with controllers such as the MPD16, MPD24, MPK49, APC40, and MPD218 MPD232.
The Music Production Center today
The current MPC models go by names like Touch, Studio Black, One, Live and X. What they all share are the legendary 16 pads for inputting beats and melodies. The units now also feature touch-sensitive displays. Slicing and editing becomes child’s play! The standalone units offer variable core sounds and different control options as well as a variety of connections depending on the size.
What products does AKAI PROFESSIONAL offer?
Besides the famous MPC models, AKAI PROFESSIONAL offers numerous MIDI controllers as master keyboards or pad versions. Whether in mini or full-size key formats, there is a large selection of keyboard controllers. If the supplied sound selection isn't enough, countless expansion packs can provide additional ideas. Not into hardware? With software solutions for PC and mobile devices, AKAI PROFESSIONAL leaves nothing to be desired and offers everyone a suitable tool for producing. In the area of electronic wind instruments, AKAI PROFESSIONAL offers the EWI series from their own range. Even though this product group is far from the core assortment, it demonstrates the company's inventiveness and innovative capability.
AKAI PROFESSIONAL Software 2 as a complete DAW solution
With MPC Software 2, AKAI PROFESSIONAL takes their heavyweight production hub to a new level. As the ultimate platform for creative freedom, the DAW software offers all the standard features of common digital audio workstations – in the familiar MPC look! From seamless integration of all 3rd-party MIDI controllers, external sound equipment and interfaces, through reliable MIDI routing to multitrack recording, MPC 2 becomes the new heart of every music studio.
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